The GAME plan process is versatile and can be used any time I want my students to be self-directed learners. I can use the GAME plan process with my students to help them meet the NETS-S standard of “Communication and Collaboration.” According to the indicators for this standard, students should be able to communicate and collaborate with other in a digital environment. While I know that my students use social networking sites, micro-blogging sites, and blogs in a social manner, I do not think that they use them for informational or educational purposes. I would like my students to set goals for themselves to regularly visit and participate in a blog, micro-blog, or other social network site for informational or educational purposes. I plan to have them research various sites for this purpose, then write a GAME plan for participating in two of the networks. They may also choose to create an aggregator account to keep track of the sites they choose.
Another way to incorporate the GAME plan process with students is to have them identify one technology tool that they would like to know more about, then create a GAME plan for learning how to use that tool, as well as why it is useful. Part of their plan would need to include creating a presentation for the class, so that all students benefit and learn the about the tool.
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Corinne,
ReplyDeleteI think it is great to have your students follow blogs, micro-blogs, or social network sites that are even loosely related to your class. If they find something that is loosely related that they are interested in they will be more likely to keep up with the updates and interact more regularly. I think it would be great to give them the choice and just have them bring in proof of their interactions from time to time.
Corinne,
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of having your students pick a technology that they would like to learn more about. Giving them this chose I think will make them own it more and be more responsible when it comes to learning about it.
Corinne -
ReplyDeleteI think that goal setting is a great thing for our students to be doing. I think that they take more ownership when they set goals for themselves.